I'm A Celebrity's Shona McGarty makes bold statement on engagement ahead of show

Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has made a bold statement about her relationship ahead of I'm A Celebrity. The former sopa star was recently spotted without her engagement ring, which prompted many to believe that her romance with fiancé David Bracken was heading in the wrong direction. The actress, 34, who won the hearts of many playing Whitney Dean in the BBC soap between 2008 until last year, was spotted at Heathrow Airport ahead of her journey to Australia to appear on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. While looking at her extensive luggage, waiting photographers noticed that her ring finger was bare, which further cemented speculation that her engagement was on the rocks. Wearing a dark coloured over coat teamed with a baseball cap, Shona appeared to be in full spirits as she smiled for the cameras. Last month, it was rumoured that her engagement was under strain, a year after the musician popped the question in Holland Park, London. Shona will be joined by YouTube sensation Angry Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, Ruby Wax, Martin Kemp and Kelly Brook . Kelly was last spotted at the same airport as she made her way through to the terminal to board her flight to Australia, yesterday. This is ahead of the show which is due to start later this month. And while many before her have avoided wanting to recreate Myleene Klass' iconic jungle shower pose, it seems Kelly is ready to embrace it. According to those close to the TV personality, 45, she has brought an array of bikinis to show off her sough after figure and has also hinted at doing another calendar. A source told The Sun at the time: "Kelly is a pro at posing in swimwear and knows how to work camera angles. She’s comfortable with her figure after years of modelling. The only way to get clean in the jungle is by using the jungle shower and Kelly is going to have her moment. “She’s brought a huge selection of swimwear. They added: "Over the years, jungle babes have used their shower moment to catapult them to super stardom, but Kelly is one of the original lingerie models and can’t wait for her time to shine." And last week she was quick to reveal that she would not rule out another calendar. While at the Music Industry Trust Awards last week, she said: "I’m not doing a calendar this year, but I’d never say never. I love shooting calendars." Kelly's inclusion on this year's show comes after she previously revealed that she would never enter the jungle, even she had to pay off a large tax bill. In 2018, she reportedly confessed: "I hate confined spaces. I don’t want to eat eyeballs or sheep testicles. Even if I had a huge tax bill I had to pay it urgently, I still wouldn’t do it." Kelly's comments come after Tulisa escribed showering in the jungle as "cringy." At the time, she said: "I think because on a show like this, if you're standing in the shower, everyone's very aware that they're being watched. "So it's like, if you overdo it, it just feels mad cringy to me. I don't feel like Myleene, years ago, had that in mind. She just in the shower in a white bikini. She didn't know she was going to start this whole big wow. Do you know what I mean? Now it is has become a thing. If I went in there, dressed in red, giving it something, everyone's gonna be like 'Oh, come on Tulisa, we know what you're doing'." According to reports, Nick Ferrari left show bosses in a state of panic after pulling out of advanced talks at the eleventh hour. The broadcaster was reportedly offered the same amount of money by his LBC bosses in order to keep him in the UK. A source reportedly said: "[Radio bosses] pledged to match any fee he was set to receive as they consider him such a vital and well-loved part of the LBC schedule. Ultimately, Global was able to flex its financial muscles and managed to keep their man. If he had signed up, he would have been off air for up to six weeks which they were keen not to happen." Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .